Ghana

Shopping in ports is almost always interesting. In Ghana we set out to find a wooden elephant to add to our heard back home. It was great fun and we eventually found a beautiful ebony male … along the way Eager made new friends.

We departed Takoradi, Ghana last night about 10PM and headed toward Accra. We arrived in the Tema harbor about 7AM – this is the shortest leg of our voyage. Today we hope to explore neighboring Togo, which is one of the poorest countries…

MV Explorer arrived Takoradi, Ghana. Today we will spend the day learning about the West African slave trade and visit a “Slave Castle” from which many slaves embarked ships for America. A grim but importnat history lesson.

Our Travels

Traveling together is our favorite pastime. We love exploring new places, witnessing history in action, and learning about people and their cultures. We have been very fortunate to travel, together, to six continents, more than 100 countries, all 50 American states, all 10 Canadian provinces, dozens of world capitals and many amazing national parks. This blog is a series of short stories about some of our favorite adventures.